<< And gosh, what a shame it is that we did away with that system! Why ever
did we have to fight a war over it, anyway? I'm sure it could have been
_reformed_ if we'd just put enough time and resources into making things
better...
>>

Bruce,
The Civil war was mainly Lincon's way of keeping the Union in tact.
The slavery travesty was brought in later. But, I get your point.
Fighting a war over slavery was necessary. Reform was not an option.
Having a war and deciding for everyone that they cannot go to the schools of
their choice is also not an option.
Kathleen